Health care worker pertussis immunization requirements and patient safety

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 390-391

  Poland, Gregory A ^a   Jacobson, Robert M ^a   Boyce, Thomas ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES VACCINE; PERTUSSIS VACCINE; RUBELLA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; DECISION MAKING; DIPHTHERIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; MEASLES; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PERTUSSIS; RUBELLA; TETANUS;

EID: 48049093523     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.02.001     Document Type: Note

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